NHI Delivers 15th NH90 Caiman TTH Helicopter To French Army

NH Industries announced that it has delivered the 15th NH90 Caiman TTH helicopter to the French Army on Monday in Paris Air Show.

This new-generation helicopter is currently deployed by the French Army in Mali for tactical transport missions.

This helicopter, assembled in Marignane by Airbus Helicopters will join the 1st Combat Helicopters Regiment of the ALAT based in Phalsbourg (France). 

Vincent Dubrule President of NHIndustries said, “The NH90 helicopter is today a proven helicopter, deployed and operational in various theatres of operation around the world with outstanding performances, and we are proud to work every day on such a versatile helicopter supporting our customers,”.

The NH90 is the optimal choice for modern operations thanks to its large full composite airframe, its power to weight ratio; and its wide range of rôle equipment.

Further, it features a redundant Fly-By-Wire flight control system for reduced Pilot’s workload and enhanced flight characteristics.

The NH90 is proposed in two main variants, one dedicated to naval operations, the NH90NFH (Nato Frigate Helicopter) and a Tactical Transport Variant for land based operations.

As of today, around 245 helicopters have been delivered in Naval and Tactical transport variants. They are in service in Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Greece, Oman, Belgium, Australia and New Zealand.

The twin-engine, medium-size NH90 helicopter program is managed by the consortium NHIndustries, the Company owned by AgustaWestland (32%), Airbus Helicopters (62.5%), and Fokker (5.5%).